Thermodynamic assessment of the LiF-NiF₂, NaF-NiF₂ and KF-NiF₂ systems

Using the modified quasi-chemical model in the quadruplet approximation, three new thermodynamic assessments of binary systems useful for the detailed operational design of the Molten Salt Reactor are presented: AF-NiF₂ (A = Li, Na, K). These systems are particularly relevant for the study of the molten salt-structural materials...

Thermodynamic assessment of the KF-ThF₄, LiF-KF-ThF₄ and NaF-KF-ThF₄ systems

A thermodynamic assessment of the KF-ThF₄ binary system using the CALPHAD method is presented, where the liquid solution is described by the modified quasichemical formalism in the quadruplet approximation. The optimization of the phase diagram is based on experimental data reported in the literature and newly measured X-ray...

Using the Quasi-chemical formalism beyond the phase Diagram: Density and viscosity models for molten salt fuel systems

CALPHAD models to compute the density and viscosity of four keystone systems related to Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) technology have been optimized: NaCl-UCl₃, LiF-ThF₄, LiF-UF₄, and LiF-ThF₄-UF₄. Revised thermodynamic assessments of all four systems, using the modified quasichemical...

A promising fuel for fast neutron spectrum Molten Salt Reactor: NaCl-ThCl₄-PuCl₃

Chloride salts are considered a good alternative to fluoride salts as fuel carrier in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor concepts. The NaCl–ThCl4–PuCl3 fuel salt solution seems very promising, with low melting temperature eutectic compositions, and the potential to be used in a breeder and burner type of reactor design. This work focuses on the...